New Zealand Airmen WW2

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Memorial details

Memorial type: Board / Plaque / Tablet
District: East Lothian
Town: East Fortune
County: Lothian
Country: Scotland
Commemoration: Second World War (1939-1945)
Lost: Not lost
WM Reference: 82717

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Current location

Hangar 1; National Museum of Flight
East Fortune Airfield
East Fortune
East Lothian
Lothian
EH39 5LF
Scotland

OS Grid Ref: NT 54956 78271
Denomination: Undefined

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Description

A rectangular plaque is flanked by two coloured emblems which all framed on the wooden backboard. Emblem on the right is Royal New Zealand Navy insignia and left emblem is Royal New Zealand Air Force. Both emblems are mounted on shield shape wooden board. The inscription is carved in black.

Inscription

NEW ZEALAND/IN MEMORY OF THE AIRMEN FROM THE/DOMINION WHO SERVED IN SCOTLAND/DURING THE 1939-1945 CONFLICT/ALSO IN HEARTFELT RMEMBRANCE OF THOSE /WHO WHILIST FLYNG FROM SCOTLAND'S SEA AND/SHORE IN THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE/AND FLEET AIR ARM MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE/ "They watch over scotia still"/ NEW ZEALAND SOCIETY/ SCOTLAND/ "Kia pono tonu"

Inscription legible?

yes

Commemorations

Second World War (1939-1945)
Total names on memorial: 0
Served and returned: 0
Died: 0
Exact count: yes
Information shown: Undefined
Order of information: Undefined

Components

Plaque
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Brass
Backboard
Measurements: Undefined
Materials: Wood

Condition

New Zealand Airmen in Scotland WW2
WMO ID: 271028
Condition: Undefined [last updated on 01-04-2020]
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Trust fund/Scholarship

No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

Reference

warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?t=6245&mforum=warmemscot

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